Meghan Hutto

Date of Award

5-2025

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Honors Thesis

Department

Dance

First Advisor

Jonathan Sorenson

Second Advisor

Cynthia Pratt

Third Advisor

Kelly Van Busum

Abstract

Throughout the artistic community, many creators are exploring new ways to generate innovative works for growing audiences. With the emergence of endless technology, dance makers are searching for mediums to include new lighting techniques and music composition. Across this past year, I have researched and explored new frontiers of artistic mediums to further my project’s artistic expression. By developing and investigating new systems of lighting and musical composition, I created a fifteen-minute work called “Metaphysical Mindscape”. When solidifying the through-line that carried the expression of my piece, I uncovered a piece of myself. The themes that I explored were thoughts of division within oneself and how relationships play out as a result. The creation process was a collaboration at heart with the help of my advisors, peers, and dancers. It was a sharing of ideas and movement that led to an exploration and world-building for everyone involved. By sharing a part of myself on stage, I hope I made a new form of expression that inspired both the dancers and the audience.

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